'Disbelief among the whole community' as Irish couple killed in Rome

The scene from the collision in Rome. Picture: Emanuele Valeri/ANSA via ZUMA Press/Shutterstock 

An Irish couple who died after being struck by a car while on holiday in Rome have been named locally as Paul and Mary O'Reilly, from Lanabeg, Kilmore, in South Wexford. 

The incident occurred at lunchtime on Thursday on a busy intersection on the Via Cristoforo Colombo near a campsite on the outskirts of the city.